…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Tuesday, January 31, 2017 — 7 Walton emerging as MVP for ‘M’ In Michigan’s loss at Illinois a few weeks ago, Derrick Walton Jr. had a moment atypical of someone with his level of experience and composure. After picking up an offensive foul, Walton spiked the basketball, picked up a technical foul and was forced to sit the rest of the first half on the bench with two fouls. What tr...…
…8 — Tuesday, January 31, 2017 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ‘M’ splits weekend tilt at ITA Kick-Off Traveling to Norman, Okla. for the ITA Kick-Off, the No. 19 Michigan men’s tennis team split its weekend series, losing 4-1 to No. 16 Oklahoma on Saturday, but defeating No. 25 Arkansas on Sunday, 4-0. Saturday’s match was marked with a flurry of Oklahoma victories, as the Sooners opened up a decisive 3-0 lead, wit...…
…The Ann Arbor community reacted negatively to President Donald Trump’s executive order banning the travel and resettlement of citizens from seven Muslim-majority countries to the United States that was issued last Friday. Ann Arbor Mayor Christopher Taylor issued a statement on his Facebook page Sunday afternoon condemning the actions of the Trump administration thus far, saying people must stand up and fight the president’...…
…NEW WEEK, NEW ME. puzzle by sudokusyndication.com Biology Seminar WHAT: Anita Layton, biomedical engineering professor at Duke University, will discuss mathematical modeling techniques that are being used in kidney research. WHO: Quantitative Biology Seminars WHEN: Noon to 1 p.m. WHERE: West Hall, Room 335 CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES Startup Funding Presentation WHAT: In this workshop, Entrepreneur in Residence Josh Botkin will t...…
…3-News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Monday, January 30, 2017 — 3A outside the terminal a stream of people spontaneously joined from cars driving by and some travelers even delayed their flights to participate. The crowd then packed the entire arrivals area inside the terminal for a rally led by elected officials and local activists. Rep. Debbie Dingell (D–Mich.) told protesters their activism — in addition to le...…
…C hichijima is a small, desolate rock island located in the south Pacific and in 1944, it was home to a Japanese Naval installation that was subject to frequent attacks by American warplanes. On Aug. 1 of that year, a young lieutenant was piloting a torpedo bomber that was shot down a few miles from the island. He escaped by parachute out of his plane, landed in the water, made it onto a raft and began drifting ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Monday, January 30, 2017 — 5A HEY. YOU'RE DOING GREAT AND WE know you can do it. Don't give up! Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com ACROSS 1 Song of praise 6 Madagascar primate 11 “Norma __” 14 Fiber-__ cable 15 Last Olds model 16 Make a decision 17 Massachusetts witch trial town 18 Frenzied 19 Speedometer reading: Abbr. 20 Mork’s sign-off 22 Cute Aussie “bear” 24...…
…6A — Monday, January 30, 2017 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com There’s nothing quite like crying during a movie. It’s cathartic, usually embarrassing and the best part is that after it’s over, you wipe your eyes in the sheltered darkness of the theater and promptly pretend it never happened. There are some signposts marking which movies will make you cry — if there’s a dog, if it’s about some sort of tragic event, if...…
…B The Michigan Daily | michigandaily.com | January 30, 2017 Some time off The Michigan hockey team used its bye week to recover both mentally and physically before beginning the final stretch of its season » Page 3B Stars aligned What would happen if you put Jim Harbaugh, the Pope and John Cena together at Hill Auditorium? » SportsMonday Column, Page 2B EAST LANSING — After a blistering offensive performance against Indiana...…
…2B — January 30, 2017 SportsMonday The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ‘M’ thrives at Saginaw Valley State Jets Pizza Invitational Through just two scored meets this season, the No. 11 Michigan women’s track and field team is already where Michigan coach James Henry expected it to be. Amongst the Wolverines’ five event wins at the non-scoring Saginaw Valley State Jets Pizza Invitational this past weekend, Michigan’s runners cla...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SportsMonday January 30, 2017 — 3B Wolverines emphasize individual improvement during bye The Michigan hockey team didn’t watch any film of its opponents this week. Rather, the Wolverines spent this past week working on improving themselves. They didn’t focus on game-day activities — established lines, for example — instead emphasizing individual improvement. “We can focus on ourselves ever...…
…4B — January 30, 2017 SportsMonday The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Michigan stifled by Spartan defense in loss EAST LANSING — With the Michigan men’s basketball team down by nine with 10:32 left in the game, junior guard Muhammad-Ali Abdur- Rahkman drained an open three to cut the deficit to six. On the ensuing Michigan State possession, the Wolverines forced a turnover from Spartan guard Cassius Winston and bolte...…
…Recently, the University of Michigan Central Student Government has been working with Ann Arbor City Council to increase student political participation in city elections, especially following concerns on campus about how the council’s decisions affect University students. Efforts by CSG in 2015 resulted in a town hall proposal to City Council to place election reform proposals on the upcoming November ballot for...…
…2 — Friday, January 27, 2017 News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Tweets Follow @michigandaily North Campus Turkey @NCampusTurkey I understand that fake news is all the rage these days, but I’d settle for properly ed- ited news. #NowHiringEng- lishMajors #umich Michigan Students @UMichStudents when your front foot skids forward on the icy street & you have to pretend you’re working on your lunges on the way to class Nicole ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Friday, January 27, 2017 — 3 in the democratic process without the constraints of having to put a label on yourself like Democrat or Republican,” Jawad said. Jawad also co-authored the resolution urging Ann Arbor to switch to nonpartisan November elections. At CSG’s first meeting of the winter semester, the resolution passed 27-5 with five abstentions and no additional amendments. It poi...…
…A sk anyone who has ever stepped foot into a high school, and they’ll tell you that high school is nothing like the way it’s portrayed in movies. People don’t jump on to lunch tables and break into perfectly choreographed musical numbers, nor are the walls adorned with larger- than-life murals of the school’s star basketball players. (OK, so maybe I’m pulling from one movie in particular, but you get the gist). Hol...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Friday, January 27, 2017 — 5 University of Michigan English professor Keith Taylor will be reading his most recent poetry collection “The Bird-While” at Literati Friday evening. The title and theme of his new collection is inspired by a quote from one of Ralph Waldo Emerson’s journals: “A Bird- while. In a natural chronometer, a Bird-while may be admitted as one of the ...…
…Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com ACROSS 1 Like much of the Southwest 5 Summer music? 10 Org. funded by FICA 13 Under-the-sink brand 15 “Paper Moon” Oscar winner 16 Like ibuprofen, briefly 17 POINT 19 Jiff 20 “Nothing planned that day” 21 Engineering sch. on the Hudson 22 Sport with masks 23 GAME 26 Move a finger or two, maybe 28 Physics units 29 Signs over 30 1945 Pacific battle site, familiarly 31 Superfan 32 Su...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Friday, January 27, 2017 — 7 Louro set to leave Michigan, sign with New York Red Bulls After three years and 44 starts between the posts for the Michigan men’s soccer team, junior goalkeeper Evan Louro has signed a contract with the New York Red Bulls of Major League Soccer. The South River, N.J., native has forgone his fourth year of eligibility with the Wolverines and passed up opp...…
…8 — Friday, January 27, 2017 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com MICHIGAN INDIANA Field Goal Percentage 3-Point Field Goal Percentage Points Off Turnovers Offensive Rebounds Defensive Rebounds Turnovers Bench Points Time Leading 63 55 25 8 15 6 20 37:31 55 Final 90 60 54 4 5 15 16 21 0:32 Consistency the question ‘M’ now needs to answer On Michigan’s opening possession of the second half, Muhammad-Al...…
…After his only opposition dropped out on Sunday, University of Michigan Regent Ron Weiser (R) is expected to be approved as the Michigan Republican Party chairman in February. With Weiser soon to balance positions in both the University and the state GOP, accusations of conflict of interest and defenses have risen from members of both parties. Weiser unseated former Regent Laurence Deitch (D) last November to br...…
…LIMBO. puzzle by sudokusyndication.com 2 — Thursday, January 26, 2017 News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Tweets Follow @michigandaily CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES Critically acclaimed author Heather Ann Thompson, a University of Michigan history professor, appeared Wednesday night on “The Daily Show with Trevor Noah,” where she discussed her research on mass incarceration in the United States and her new book, “Blood in t...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Thursday, January 26, 2017 — 3 MAX KUANG/Daily Investigative journalist Azmat Khan talks about social justice and the importance of local history at the annual SAAN Conference on Saturday at the Michigan League. YES WE CAN , YES WE SA AN chairman back in December. The announcement came after former chairwoman Ronna Romney McDaniel vacated the position to head the National Republi...…
…I n October 2015, I attended a talk featuring Piper Kerman, author of the memoir “Orange Is The New Black: My Year in a Women’s Prison,” which inspired the award-winning Netflix television show. Kerman devoted much of her time to talking about the importance of criminal justice reform, and the auditorium was full of people receptive to her message. At the time, thanks to the work of advocates like Kerman, ther...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Style Thursday, January 26, 2017 — 5A The Chanel Effect: Why I still love Karl Lagerfeld Label’s latest Paris Couture show reminds us that innovation isn’t the only way to win the heart of the fashion industry It’s Paris Couture Week. Twice a year, once in February and again in July, the city of love is enveloped in a world of hand-embroidered, expertly hairsprayed fantasy. Few know the world...…
…Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com ACROSS 1 Hindu noble 5 Like pastrami 10 Rum cake 14 “O no! it is an __- fixed mark ... ”: Shak. 15 “SNL” alum Cheri 16 Restaurant in the same corporate group as Applebee’s 17 What rattlers that never bask in the sun may get? 19 Pool element 20 Vegetable __ 21 Sore 22 Oaf 24 Careless 26 “This __ test” 27 Strikebreakers at a brewery? 34 “Curb Your Enthusiasm” creator 37 Different 38...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Thursday, January 26, 2017 — 7 One hundred: ‘M’ downs Wildcats for Barnes Arico’s milestone When Kim Barnes Arico walked into the locker room after an 80-54 beatdown over Northwestern, her players greeted her stone-faced. Seconds later, water was flying in the air from all directions and Barnes Arico was doused head to toe, everyone in the room celebrating her 100th win as...…
…8 — Thursday, January 26, 2017 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Greg Frey to join Michigan staff It appears the Michigan football team will be filling its vacancy on the coaching staff with a familiar face. According to a report from Sam Webb of The Michigan Insider, Greg Frey will be returning to Ann Arbor as both the offensive tackles/tight ends coach and run game coordinator. Frey previously served as Michiga...…
…More than 150 students, faculty and community members gathered Tuesday in Palmer Commons to hear five panelists address possible concerns regarding the future of environmental sustainability under President Donald J. Trump. Panelists began by each giving a brief statement regarding the challenges environmental scientists and activists might anticipate under the new administration, including encouraging cit...…
…MEET ME HALFWAY. puzzle by sudokusyndication.com 2A — Wednesday, January 25, 2017 News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Business faculty member Ted London spoke about the need for private enterprise to develop solutions on a large scale to tackle global poverty on Tuesday at the Ross School of Business. The talk, which was sponsored by the Center for Positive Organizations, drew approxima...…
…3-News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Wednesday, January 25, 2017 — 3A government and the president is one of those threads, and that there are so many other threads that hold that advancement on sustainability, that there are many parties that contribute to that,” Rubin said. “Many of them have been mentioned here, but especially the states, and a lot of our states have already been taking leadership on issues of cli...…
…O ne of my New Year’s resolutions was to live a life consisting of less phone time, including checking it less often throughout the day. Current status: little to no progress. At this point, all I have done is forgotten to bring my phone a few times when I go to leave for class. When I do have it, I still check it directly before and after my classes, during meals and any other spare moment in between. I am addicted t...…
…Hot Takes: Thoughts on the 2017 Oscar nominations It’s “La La Land” ’s world and we’re all just living in it. Early yesterday morning, while you were sleeping through your 8 A.M., the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences released their nominations for the 89th Oscars, including 14 nominations for Damien Chazelle’s “millennial musical.” The only other films to land that many nominations are “All About Eve”...…
…Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com ACROSS 1 Put a spell on 4 Organizes from best to worst, say 9 Arizona landforms 14 Wrath 15 Longtime “At the Movies” co-host 16 One bit 17 Shake up 18 *“C’mon, loosen up!” 20 Do penance 22 Certain string musician’s need 23 *Place for lefts and rights 26 “Star Wars” extras 27 Word of passione 28 Cheek 31 “Alas!” 34 Elementary bit 37 Water nymph 40 *Compromise 43 Orchard trees 44 “R...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Wednesday, January 25, 2017 — 7A Yost Ice Arena: A Michigan hockey tradition Eight thousand, four hundred and eleven people filed their way into Yost Ice Arena back on January 29th, 1988. It was the highest attendance for a single hockey game in the building’s history. At the time, maximum capacity for Yost was listed as 8,100. But Michigan State was rolling in from East Lansing, ...…
…Score By Periods Team Statistics 1st 1st 2nd 2nd OTs OTs Michigan Michigan Scoring FG% 1485 47% 38% 78% 601 274 188 114 54 140,028 85,515 51 82 250 223 614 66% 41% 46% 1317 3FG% FT% Rebounds Assists Turnovers Steals Blocks Attendance Opponents Opponents 751 608 725 697 9 12 Evaluating Michigan’s NCAA Tournament résumé As of right now, the Michigan men’s basketball team is on the outside lookin...…
…statement THE MICHIGAN DAILY | JANUARY 25, 2017 MICHIGAN IN COLOR an inclusive space by and for people of color in collaboration with …
…T his past Saturday, I stood in the campus Diag and saw countless signs for the Women’s March in Ann Arbor. Some of them were witty and creative, others were more direct and serious. But there was one sign in particular that stood out. Reading it made me re-evaluate how I see myself as a woman. The sign, simply put in black and white, read: Treat yourself the way you would treat your daughter. I had to go over this message in my m...…
…3B Wednesday, Janurary 25th, 2017 // The Statement Golden State Worrier: Just Keep Tapping B Y H A R R Y K R I N S K Y, DA I LY A R T S W R I T E R COVER DESIGN BY CLAIRE ABDO AND KATIE SPAK ILLUSTRATION BY CLAIRE ABDO I ’ve been to two therapists in my life. The story behind the first guy isn’t that interesting. I was a nervous 11-year-old; like, a really nervous 11-year-old, and I was lucky enough to go to a therapist and even ...…
…STRONGER Wednesday, January 25, 2017 // The Statement 4B Wednesday, January 25, 2017 // The Statement 5B BY ADAM BRODNAX, AREEBA HAIDER, TANYA MADHANI, HALIMAT OLANIYAN, CHRISTIAN PANEDA, JASON ROWLAND, NEEL SWAMY, ASHLEY TJHUNG, SIVANTHY VASANTHAN POST ELECTION COMMENTARY FROM CAMPUS ACTIVISTS Photo by CAROLYN GEARIG/ Daily Editor’s Note: Following the inaugura- tion of President Donald Trump on Jan. 21, edito...…
…S ometimes my mind takes me back to that one day in early September of freshman year, when I visited the University of Michigan Museum of Art with a group of strangers; students from my hall, from orientation, people I thought would become my best friends. In reality, they just became even more distant. How cultured and sophisticated, I thought to myself back then. When I started college, I pictured constantly expanding my horizo...…
…W eather It is strange to visit a place full of dead bodies that have decomposed, or are in the process of decomposing, and think about your loved ones in this way — no longer breathing the fresh air above the ground they now lie beneath. When I kneel down in front of her, my eyes fill with thunderstorms and my body shakes like a hurricane. My mind is spinning like a tornado, but the world that surrounds me would appear cheerful t...…
…Wednesday, January 25, 2017 // The Statement 8B V I S U A L S TAT E M E N T: W O M E N ’ S M A R C H PHOTOS BY THE MICHIGAN DAILY PHOTO STAFF This series of photos were taken on Saturday, January 21st, the day after President Donald Trump’s inauguration. The visual statement highlights events occuring from the Diag all the way to Washington D.C. Women across the United States marched to defend their fundamental rights in reaction t...…
…Members of the University of Michigan’s Senate Assembly passed a resolution on Monday brought forth by the Academic Affairs Advisory Committee regarding salary cuts as a way to demote faculty. The meeting was also a chance for the assembly to hear last remarks from outgoing Provost Martha Pollack and initial remarks from incoming Interim Provost Paul Courant, a public policy professor. The faculty began t...…
…FACEBOOK STALKING. puzzle by sudokusyndication.com 2 — Tuesday, January 24, 2017 News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Tweets Follow @michigandaily sam so @samuelsch99 Yellow car game except with canada goose when you go to Ann Arbor. Annie Shapiro @AnnieShapiro91 When your flight is delayed by 3 hours& you miss work, but all you rly care abt is that you made it back in time to see @ShaunKing at @UMich Michigan Students @U...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Tuesday, January 24, 2017 — 3 AARON BAKER/Daily The Movement Dance group practices in Angell Hall on Monday. punitive teaching roles … moving office space, and so on … But in each of those cases, a value judgment would have to be made regarding whether or not a demotion had occurred. We chose to keep the resolution short and simple, rather than to anticipate all the hypothetical abu...…
…W ith Valentine’s Day less than a month away and the heart- shaped boxes of chocolate appearing on the shelves of Walgreens, I find myself reminded of the time when I would spend countless hours perusing aisle upon aisle for the perfect box for my then-girlfriend. As a bachelor who experiences the common fear of finding himself dateless for Feb. 14, I take solace in the fact that I no longer bear the...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Tuesday, January 24, 2017 — 5 Masterfully measured sounds of ‘La La Land’ Film’s score blends influences from historical genres into a stirring, and effective, emotional cinematic soundscape Part of the mastery of Damien Chazelle’s “La La Land” is its timing. When Sebastian takes Mia — played by Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone, respectively — to a jazz club after she declares her hatred for...…
…Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com ACROSS 1 Foot-in-mouth incident 6 Blue ox of folklore 10 Pork or lamb cut 14 Indian or Iranian 15 Tag sale condition 16 Helen of Troy’s mother 17 Golf stroke played from sand 19 Wrinkle remover 20 Remarkable times 21 Homes of blue- plate specials 23 “The Simpsons” creator Groening 26 Apple mobile platform 28 __ fit: tantrum 29 Readily available 31 Jerry of “Law & Order” 34 Act div...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Tuesday, January 24, 2017 — 7 Wolverines growing on the defensive end On Jan. 11 in Champaign, the Michigan men’s basketball team allowed Illinois to shoot 64 percent from both the field and beyond the arc in a game which the Fighting Illini scored 1.393 points per possession. It was a contest that Michigan coach John Beilein labeled as the potential “low point” of the season, and...…
